Great Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.38974, 0.12978
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
15,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,065 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals9 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Roe Deer +4
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerwinter
2024▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
🐝Insects41 species
springsummer
2026▾
22-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Eristalis tenax +36
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
🌿Plants24 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Creeping Buttercup · Shaggy Soldier · Bastard Cabbage · Ribbed Melilot · Caucasian Comfrey +19
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
- Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata
- Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
- Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis
- Caucasian ComfreySymphytum caucasicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,065 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Goldfinch · Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RedshankTringa totanus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
🦌Mammals9 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Roe Deer +4
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerwinter
2024▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
🐝Insects41 species
springsummer
2026▾
22-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Eristalis tenax +36
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
🌿Plants24 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Creeping Buttercup · Shaggy Soldier · Bastard Cabbage · Ribbed Melilot · Caucasian Comfrey +19
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
- Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata
- Bastard CabbageRapistrum rugosum
- Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis
- Caucasian ComfreySymphytum caucasicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Shrew
Common Shrew
Sorex araneus2025
Sorex araneus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgarisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2023Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2023Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2023Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023AphidAphididae2023AphidAphididae2023St Marks FlyBibio marci2023St Marks FlyBibio marci2023Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2023Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2023Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2023Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Oodes helopioidesOodes helopioides2023Oodes helopioidesOodes helopioides2023Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2023Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2023Cock's-foot
Cock's-foot
Dactylis glomerata
Dactylis glomerata
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2024AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliaCrepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia2023Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliaCrepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2023Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2023KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Events & activities nearby
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